The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08
contemplated improvements. and urged the

III N14tp SOf,
o;ov appeals strongly to the feelings of
eVerv one. Every enlightened citizen in this
State feels : Pr ,,itl IN TINS nor m1ae eblisafion m to- sa-
siet il, fhe present railroad enterprises IN
7 o,isiana. fhe Increasing commerce OF New
and otheir demands for labor In
creasing the numbe-r employed. are con
stantly throwing On Inc inca n eeiea nu1 Every y indi-
vidual and all corporations are direcsiy n
terested in the improvement n en5aTgeII
ment of the hospital, and II a,ppeatEq W l
have nc doubt will contribute ctlsel net 6a W.
ward the cost of the work. Permit he, tn7il,
to suggest to the Board of Administre ~
the Charity Hospital that they inaugnnats
means to appeal to the public sympathy,
that in the City Of New Orleans and in every
lists be duly circulated, and that the interest
in railroads, factories and corporatlonS be
appealed to. The result viii, 1 think. be a
liberal responSe."
mediate and, as he expected, liberal. ADDING
to the donations the available FUNDS at Their
disposal, he Board of Administrators Went
to work and soon were able to announce tbe
conlpletio of all the proposed improvements
An appeal was then made to the pubic III Pc
half Of the ambulance service, which also
met with a liberal response, and the aqmln-
istratorg, as already stated, were enapled 10
Ret Ills hbI N1CS j OHSA SuAAS
ary, 1885.
THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
of the hospital have kept pace with the ex-
ternal. The demands upon it have constant
ly increased, but they have always been tully
met. Some idea of these demands may De
gained by a statement of the fact that during
the year 1886 the aggregate number 81
patients in the hospital WAS 6363. In addl-
ton 3, 336 applications were made for re-
lief in both medical and surgical cases lby
----7 &C FL As{, l. IL r,~F tho
hospital, but attended the outdoor clinic,
making altogether the grand total OF nineteen
Thousand sic hu;d1pa ana ainet1.9t377e persons
treated by the hospital staff during the year.
treated was 1856, showing for 1886 an in
crease of one hundred per cent. The reve-
nues of the hospital in 1882 were S11O,-
$50 AZ, as against $13s,6S5 SO in 1886.
That the administration of the hospital has
been economical az well as efficient is evil
deuced by the fact that, although no proper
expense has been Sacred In caring for the
sick, each individual living within the hos
pitai limits, including officials, attendants,
ETC., has only cost an average OF forty cents
The Board of Administrators, to whom the
admirable results above chronicled are due,
ex officio president; DR.. Thomas Layton, vice
president; Richard Silnott, IT, Airey, John
T. Gibbons, DR.. @. J. Bickham, i. Y. Fair
child, samuel Boyd and Joseph M. RICE,
nGSSrF. VI. II. I-dRAH, SIilllC5 VI VIZ I
Buchanan were also members of the board
during a portion of the time; The hospltal
officers are: DR.. A. B. Miles. house surgeon;
DR.. T. ". Parham, assistant house surgeon;
Il. b. Schmidt, patholegist; John johnson,
chemist and druggist: j. u. DE MANY, Clerk;
John Pander, engineer.
THE HARIT HOSPITAL AT SHREVEPORT.
This institution was established in 1876,
and has afforded relief to the suffering pool
Of the entire section e= a,aas4sa rs to 7 s anspe
appropriation of $40, 600 by the State,
which was renewed by the Legislature II
1886. Although purely a State institution,
1t was not under State control until last year,
by the Governor and the authorities 81
| Shreveport. The result was q lack OF har
mony and, consequently, OF efficiency IN tn
management; In his last message to tn
the disagreements between the trustees, re
sulting from the dual control, and urged
that the State should assume entire contro
| of the institution. His views were adopted b.
s srI Of the h entire en- Board OF Trustee
ia the Governor. The good effects, OF thl
| legislation are alreadyseen.. A board actin!
| in harmony ia in control of the institution
and it is in sytematic and thorough WORKING
| order. The hospital is now located, and hsi
been since its establishment in q rented
building near Arsenal Hill, but the Board o
| Administrators have in course OF construc
ton a permanent IN, hossp e { - building naadnns ao 81
ornamental STRUCTURE, with . frontage O
| 2I5 feet, and will furnish ample accommo,
dations for $50 patients. When oompieted,
will be a model building for it's purpose, fnil.
provided with all modern conyenlences: IN
funds for the constructiq of this build-at
were appropriated by thu Legislature som
years ago, but the appropriation. was no
utilized until the present, Board OF EsFstee
monument to their energy and good ma,
agement and that of the McEnery admins
tration. >,
from 1900 to 1900 patients. Its f~acilltle
will be vastly improved when the hospita
The new Board of Trustees. that has s
auspiciously entered upon its duties is CON
PgofSsd + as H fs4I0rs; " T. ? ?. hhn anliltdpn rssi5d j. n
Bowles, S. Levy, Jr.,, Dr. r. 4. Gray, T. n
Hicks. Dr.. W. W. Ashton is the surgeon i
charge; Mr.. Walter Jackson is secretary an
treasurer.
THE HART HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA.
During Gov. McEnery's administration az
preparations a~ggregatlng Sl2, goo nave pee
made to secure suitable buildings for til
Charity Hospital at Alexandria. Iha Wor
of construction is NOW in progress; Ih
hospital, when in operation. Will furn1s
needed relief to the INDECENT sick of Centri
Louis ana.
THE STAGE INSANE ASYLUM.
At no time since its establishment has tt
State Insane Asylum at Jackson, La, been
fruitful of results looking to the care an
comfort of the u~nfortunates. confined with
its walls as during the administration (
Gov. McEnefy. In fact, no other admin
tration can be mentioned in this connectio
even rs d basis Of comparison. From
small, illy-proyi6ed, and in every way mad
auats institution, it has grown, under tt
| foo+aJip Or oa1a Of The (iS,ylrnor and the Alb
Board of Directors chosen by him, into 6
admirably managed. fully equipped ana we
supported asylum, in every way a credit
the State. Since 1879 the capacity OF tt
Insane Asylum has been largely more tbs
doubled, and the number OF inmates near
trebled. The unfortunate INSANE, former
l confined in the various police jails, or u
equally ill-suited city insane asylum, ha,
been, in most instances, removed, to tt
Jackson Asylum, where. surrounded BY co!
forts suited to their needs and receiving u
: most skillful expert medical attention. eve
{ possible care is lavIshea upon them calc
, lated to ameliorate their condition and
+ store them to their families and society. :.
is true that all the INDECENT insane of t
= State are not yet confined in the asylu
: at jackson, because OF lack. OF, necessa
: next Legislature will provide; but t
large number who are now confn
: there are fully provided for, as . result
) excellent management rather b an
/ crease OF APPROPRIATION IOT SIiS Bupp0It
!. the institution. This is readily shown
comparison. In ls1e-So the maximum {
. pacity OF the insane asylum wal $50 patlen
At the present time the number OF patief
is 476, or rather more than the actual {
pacity of the institution. The amount 6
|. pended for the maintenance of the 1nstit
ton for the year IS79-S0 was S242 "a !
4 capita, while for the years 1Ss4-86 t
: amount per capita was only s107 g..
. other words. with an increased. expenditr
! Of about 20 per cent, considerably me
than 100 per "ent Of patients have been pl
vided for. That this.increase has not been
: the expense OF the patients of the institutio
/ or at . sacrifice of their comfort, those v
: have friends and relatives there can testi
! Az q mattGE II fact, owing to the iInpro'
3 ments made IN The asylum and the con
Z niences added, the comfort and health of
q patients have been greatly improved, and
J Institution, its capacity considered, jus
ranks with the best inIthe country.
THE IMPROVEMENTS
raalA IN fhn aavlr1uo df1rinr Gov. McFner